Owl
When I'm Sober I feel pain.
Briiinnngg! Brinnnggg! Brinnng!
I groaned feeling Royce shift, pulling his arms away from me so he could turn off the stupid alarm blaring beside our heads. He mumbled something I didn't quite understand and then his body heat was gone, leaving cold air to take his place sending shivers up my back. I pulled the covers closer and hauled them over my head, trying my hardest to get some sleep.
"Sorry Pepper, I gotta go to work. I'm gonna be late." He said quickly.
I sighed and pulled the covers off my head and stared at him, slowly sitting up. Watching Royce run aroud the room in his boxers was slightly amusing, mostly because it reminded me of the first day we met. I pushed those thoughts to the back of my head and I rubbed the side of my face, turning to glance at the analog clock that I couldn't read.
"What time is it?" I asked him sleepily, yawning in the process.
He looked at me and smiled, "Almost noon."
I blinked a couple times before I threw the blanket off my body and let the cold air embrace me in a quick and messy fashion as I stumbled out of bed. Royce looked at me with his brow raised while he tried to slip into his work pants.
"Got plans today?" He asked me, smirking.
"Mhm, just gotta wait for a call at noon." I looked around the room to find my favorite towel with the hair dye splotches all over it.
"Really? From who?" He continued playing detective until he finally finished getting dressed, and until he got the answers from me. I told him that some friends were in town and I was going to meet up with them and show them around- which wasn't exactly a lie. I just didn't want him meeting Brian or his friends; they were bad news and I didn't like that they were in Leinden. Trouble always follows them.
He poecked me on the cheek and said his goodbyes as he ran out of the room. I heard the door close and I quickly made my way to a shower, content with the way things were going. After my shower, I got dressed, did my make up and hair, and waited for Brians late as all hell call. It was almost 2:30 when he called me, which didn't exaclty put him on my like list today.
We made plans to meet up at his hotel because there was no way I was even letting him in my apartment, and before I knew it, I was driving nervously to his hotel.
- - -
My hands felt sweaty as all hell, and I've been honestly standing infront of Brians door for almost 5 minutes contemplating on going home. It was nerve racking, and I didn't think I had the balls to even open the door. I sucked in a breath and I took a step back, ready to turn away and run when the door flew open and a kind of furious looking Brian stood there, staring at me shocked.
"Pepper... I didn't think you were coming." He said, the look on his face almost instantly disapearing.
"Yeah... Neither did I." I laughed sheepishly as he retraced his steps back into his hotel room inviting me in.
I walked in, setting my purse down on a chair and then I walked over to the bed, plopping down on it. Brian hovered beside me, before also sitting down.
"So... Are you going to come back with us?" He asked me awkwardly.
"I don't know. I still haven't talked to Royce about it- I was going to last night but things happened and I never got arroud to it." I scratched the back of my neck, trying to ignore the feeling of him staring at me.
"What the hell... Pepper, she needs you or she's going to die. Please, it would mean everything to me- and the guys." He begged.
I bit my lip and stood up, "What the hell? So her death gets put on me if I don't go? Are you kidding me? Like I need this stress Brian. I loved mom, just as much as you did!" I clenched my fist, ready to punch someone.
"But-"
"No buts Brian, seriously. If you came to to guilt trip me into coming back then I'm just going to go and pretend you never existed." I said, trying my best not to cry.
He sighed in frustration, "That wasn't at all my goal here Pepper, I'm, er... Sorry... I just, can't lose her.."
I watched him for a moment, examing his every move, trying to figure out what he really really came here for. "Then what is your goal Brian? Just come clean."
I groaned feeling Royce shift, pulling his arms away from me so he could turn off the stupid alarm blaring beside our heads. He mumbled something I didn't quite understand and then his body heat was gone, leaving cold air to take his place sending shivers up my back. I pulled the covers closer and hauled them over my head, trying my hardest to get some sleep.
"Sorry Pepper, I gotta go to work. I'm gonna be late." He said quickly.
I sighed and pulled the covers off my head and stared at him, slowly sitting up. Watching Royce run aroud the room in his boxers was slightly amusing, mostly because it reminded me of the first day we met. I pushed those thoughts to the back of my head and I rubbed the side of my face, turning to glance at the analog clock that I couldn't read.
"What time is it?" I asked him sleepily, yawning in the process.
He looked at me and smiled, "Almost noon."
I blinked a couple times before I threw the blanket off my body and let the cold air embrace me in a quick and messy fashion as I stumbled out of bed. Royce looked at me with his brow raised while he tried to slip into his work pants.
"Got plans today?" He asked me, smirking.
"Mhm, just gotta wait for a call at noon." I looked around the room to find my favorite towel with the hair dye splotches all over it.
"Really? From who?" He continued playing detective until he finally finished getting dressed, and until he got the answers from me. I told him that some friends were in town and I was going to meet up with them and show them around- which wasn't exactly a lie. I just didn't want him meeting Brian or his friends; they were bad news and I didn't like that they were in Leinden. Trouble always follows them.
He poecked me on the cheek and said his goodbyes as he ran out of the room. I heard the door close and I quickly made my way to a shower, content with the way things were going. After my shower, I got dressed, did my make up and hair, and waited for Brians late as all hell call. It was almost 2:30 when he called me, which didn't exaclty put him on my like list today.
We made plans to meet up at his hotel because there was no way I was even letting him in my apartment, and before I knew it, I was driving nervously to his hotel.
- - -
My hands felt sweaty as all hell, and I've been honestly standing infront of Brians door for almost 5 minutes contemplating on going home. It was nerve racking, and I didn't think I had the balls to even open the door. I sucked in a breath and I took a step back, ready to turn away and run when the door flew open and a kind of furious looking Brian stood there, staring at me shocked.
"Pepper... I didn't think you were coming." He said, the look on his face almost instantly disapearing.
"Yeah... Neither did I." I laughed sheepishly as he retraced his steps back into his hotel room inviting me in.
I walked in, setting my purse down on a chair and then I walked over to the bed, plopping down on it. Brian hovered beside me, before also sitting down.
"So... Are you going to come back with us?" He asked me awkwardly.
"I don't know. I still haven't talked to Royce about it- I was going to last night but things happened and I never got arroud to it." I scratched the back of my neck, trying to ignore the feeling of him staring at me.
"What the hell... Pepper, she needs you or she's going to die. Please, it would mean everything to me- and the guys." He begged.
I bit my lip and stood up, "What the hell? So her death gets put on me if I don't go? Are you kidding me? Like I need this stress Brian. I loved mom, just as much as you did!" I clenched my fist, ready to punch someone.
"But-"
"No buts Brian, seriously. If you came to to guilt trip me into coming back then I'm just going to go and pretend you never existed." I said, trying my best not to cry.
He sighed in frustration, "That wasn't at all my goal here Pepper, I'm, er... Sorry... I just, can't lose her.."
I watched him for a moment, examing his every move, trying to figure out what he really really came here for. "Then what is your goal Brian? Just come clean."
Notes
http://www.polyvore.com/britania/set?id=75035518Her outfit made by a friend.
Ooouuu, a cliffy. :D
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3/15/13